2012 YOUth slam team

The team is co-coached by ¡DUENDE! co-founders and organizers, Michelle Denise Jackson and Mae Ramirez. Michelle was a member of the 2009 CSULB Slam Team and the 2011 NYU Slam Team, which took third place at collegiate nationals in 2011. Mae was a member of the 2010 and 2011 CSULB Slam Team, which placed at collegiate nationals in 2010.

The team is also mentored by ¡DUENDE! co-founders and organizers June Kaewsith, Kasi Yates, and Patricia Poston.

For updates on the team's fundraising events and performance schedule as they prepare for Brave New Voices 2012, please see the Events page.

For information about the team's preparation and artistic journey leading up to BNV, and to view an online portfolio of their work, please press the button below to take you to the team's online artistic home!